Friday night’s lineup: Bumgarner looks to go 4-0

@stewardsfolly in for Alex Pavlovic three of the next four days. We’ll see if we slip Buster Posey some batting tips. The cast against the Padres’ RHP Edinson Volquez (0-3, 11.68) against Bumgarner (3-0, 1.77):

16 of their next 22 are at home. (including 10 in a row) L.A. (3) – Phil. (3) – Atl. (4).

Foothills Ryan

Carry over question, last thread:

GSDubs says:
April 19th, 2013 at 3:54 pm

Question: how long before we can look at BB9 stats and determine that FINALLY, we have enough data points to make conclusive, evaluative statements about him with a relatively high degree of confidence. Is it some combination of age, plate appearances, yrs of service, some other stats including performance trajectory over some span of time?

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The answer is that we cannot make a conclusive statement. As CC has reminded us, it takes about 500 PAs for all the important rate stats to stabilize. But those really only inform us about the young, learning the league, learning his body and mechanics Brandon Belt.

The new dawn of Brandon Belt is upon us. Which is quirky, because it is a night game. The slate has been wiped clean and he will set forth with a whole new slew of rate stats. The next 500 PAs, or the remainder of this season, will inform us about who Brandon Belt is as a major league hitter.

And the new dawn will begin tonight with the thunderous clap of his bat.

Maui Fan

I want to see patience at the Plate & Giants punish them when they get their pitch!
Lets not have this be a Trap Game! I like Crawford batting up in order too. B-Craw is driving the mistake pitches to him.
Go Giants.

locomotive breath

Let’s see San Francisco style of baseball: good pitching, great defense, timely hitting and the good guys on top.

Get back on track Giants ! choo choo!

Nontechnical

@ randyviper
Good story. Made me snuffle. When a kid, I taught horseback riding to a sweet Downs girl named Kerry. I’d sit behind her on the horse to keep her safe and let her drive. She always thanked both me and the horse.

GSDubs

F’hills…And with that, a bright light just came shining through my window. It’s either an epiphany or a sign that the apocalypse is truly upon us…or the rebirth of one Brandon Belt. I can’t wait to find out.

http://nada paul in p.v.

Just so we don’t let 10 minutes go by without dissecting BB9: the other night when he hit that bases-loaded SF that nearly sailed over Braun’s bug-eyed head, it occurred to me that he didn’t really drive the ball that hard – just hit it on the screws – and if/when he really gains his confidence and starts putting his butt into his swings, those drives will hit the wall or go out.

channelclemente

By their very definition, the stats or metrics on a player who is changing, improving or failing, aren’t stable. Chart the guys, and you can see it happen.

channelclemente

This Boston thing is like a reality show. They’ve apparently got the lat perp cornered, wounded in a stored boat.

Vegas Giants Fan

Watching Nationals vs. Mets on MLB Network. Strasburg vs. Harvey.

Mets up 2-0 bottom of first. Washington committed M.L. leading 15th error to start the game.

Note* Matt Harvey first pitcher in M.L. history to win first 3 starts to a season with 25 K’s and just 6 hits.

Foothills Ryan

Matt Harvey is legit. If he gets the innings. He could be CY contender.

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Re: Boston

This is a bit of a personal or philosophical/moral question:

but would you rather the remaining perp be captured alive so that he can face systemic justice and any cathartic justice that can be attained in courts?

http://nada paul in p.v.

Alive 4 sure – cops are killing too many perps nowadays – and I want to know what his motive was… (

Lefty

I think the question of when you can “know” about a player is an interesting one. I mentioned Jason Heyward last night. Talk about hype! This is his fourth season (and he’s played three FULL seasons, minors some plate appearances he missed in 2011 due to injury), and he’s still only 23.

He had a very nice rookie year, coming in second to Buster Posey as ROY in 2010. Sophomore slump in 2011, very disappointing. Much better year in 2012, but still not as good overall as 2010 (more HRs, though). Off to a terrible start in 2013 (as of this minute, his batting average is .113).

So if you’re a Braves fan, what do you make of Jason Heyward? Do you say “lots of hype, nice start, but looks like he’s never going to live up to the start/hype” or do you say “he’s 23 and still learning.” Does “23″ still play as an argument when it’s already his fourth year in the bigs?

I think it’s an interesting conversation, but I thought it might provide some variety to talk about somebody besides You-Know-Who. You could engage in a similar exercise with Justin Upton.

Are we really certain that the “perp” is indeed the perp, or is he another patsy like Oswald? Boston on total lockdown. This after DHS reported as doing regular police work in Seattle. Get ready for policestate clampdown.

This blog is becoming, not sure what.
10 % into the season.
Sky is falling.
We have confirmation of WMD in Irag.
No truth to the rumour CIA was responsible for Saddam takeover in the late 80″s
Magruder infact was using Korean trained monkeys for the cineamatography.
Paul Revere was infact drunk at the time of his ride.
Colonel Sanders is alive and living in Panama!
Oh Yeah Go Giants go.

Carl Steward

I never like to play bad cop, but let’s keep it to baseball here tonight. There are plenty of places to comment on what’s going on in Boston.

Richard in Winnipeg

Thanks Carl.

Bapah

got him

channelclemente

Not within the community here Carl, but point made.

Doughnut

The padres have been playing better lately and now they have Headley back. So the giants cant afford to take them lightly. This game looks great on paper but games arent played on paper. All hands on deck. Everybody needs to be focused.

Doughnut

Moving Belt down in the order or even taking him out of the lineup makes a lot of sense to me. But Crawford is hitting really well in the 8 spot. He finally looks comfortable, and moving him up in the lineup might put added pressure on him. I dont know if i would mess with what he had going. But i guess there is nobody else to put in that spot and i understand the logic with how well Craw has been playing. He just seemed like such a weapon in the 8 spot.

The Oracle

Since when have the comments here been limited to baseball? The answer is never, which is one of the reasons why it’s so popular. Time spent trying to dictate what can and can’t be said here would be better spent dealing with the racist and/or profane posts some sometimes find their way here.

DunUDirty

Randyviper:

One of the worst stories I’ve ever read. Keep it to yourself and to your bible study.